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NSW Greens MLC Jamie Parker speaks at a rally for democracy in Myanmar, in Sydney.
Green Left's Peter Boyle spoke to NSW Greens MLC Jamie Parker about why the Australian government was so tardy in taking action against the military coup regime in Myanmar/Burma.
Parker also discusses the significance of the new generation of activists leading Myanmar's Civil Disobedience Movement, the prospects for a return to civilian government and hopes for unity between the country's various ethnic groups.